Episode 3 - Optimizing Exercise for Blood Sugar: Short, Medium, and Long-Term Solutions

Written By Karen Kennedy MS, CN, IFNCP

This episode discusses how exercise impacts blood sugar and different ways you can use exercise to improve your blood sugar. In it, we discuss:

 

-Insulin-dependent and insulin-independent glucose uptake

-Short-term benefits from exercise: walking after meals

-Medium-term benefits from more intense exercise

-Long-term benefits from strength training and zone 2 training.

-Cautions about exercise and blood sugar

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Karen Kennedy MS, CN, IFNCP

Karen is a certified nutritionist in Washington State who is board certified in integrative and functional nutrition. She specializes in metabolic health and helping people “hack” their blood sugar using continuous glucose monitors.

https://www.realfood-matters.net/
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